Jain

See also: jain, jaïn, and jäin

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जैन (jaina).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒeɪn/, /dʒaɪn/
• Rhymes: -aɪn

Adjective

Jain (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Jainism.

Translations

of or pertaining to Jainism

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 耆那教的 (Qínàjiào de)

• Finnish: jainalainen (fi)
• Hindi: जैन (hi) m or f (jain)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Marathi: जैन (jain)
• Sanskrit: जैन (sa) (jaina)
• Thai: เชน (th) (cheen)

Noun

Jain (plural Jains)

1. An adherent or follower of Jainism.

   Donovan, Universal Soldier
   He's a Catholic, a Hindu, an atheist, a Jain,
   a Buddhist and a Baptist and a Jew.
   And, he knows he shouldn't kill.

Coordinate terms

• (religionists) religionist; agnostic,‎ Asatruar,‎ atheist,‎ Baháʼí,‎ Buddhist,‎ Christian,‎ deist,‎ Druid,‎ Druze,‎ Eckist,‎ heathen,‎ Hindu,‎ Jain,‎ Jedi,‎ Jew,‎ Mormon,‎ Mormonist,‎ Muslim,‎ Odinist,‎ pagan,‎ Pastafarian,‎ Quaker,‎ Raëlian,‎ Rastafarian,‎ Rodnover,‎ Samaritan,‎ Shintoist,‎ Sikh,‎ Taoist,‎ Unitarian Universalist,‎ Wiccan,‎ Yahwist,‎ Yazidi,‎ Zoroastrian ^{(Category: en:Religion) [edit]}

Translations

follower of Jainism

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 耆那教教徒 (Qínàjiào jiàotú)

• Dutch: jaïn m, jaïnist m
• Finnish: jainalainen (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hindi: जैन (hi) m or f (jain)
• Marathi: जैन m or f (jain)
• Sanskrit: जैन (sa) m (jaina)

Anagrams

• Jian, Naji